Shipwreck : A History of Disasters at Sea
by
Sam Willis
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1848664338
ISBN-13
9781848664333
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Imprint
Quercus Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 5th, 2013
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
294 grams
Dimensions
19.70 x 13.20 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Maritime historyMaritime historyShips & boats: general interestShips and boats: general interest
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The drama and tragedy behind history's most infamous shipwrecks.
Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. Many were freak accidents, and their circumstances so extraordinary that they inspired literature: the ramming of the Essex by a sperm whale was immortalized in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Some symbolize colossal human tragedy: including the legendary Titanic whose maiden voyage famously went from pleasure cruise to epic catastrophe. From the Kyrenia ship of 300 BC to the Mary Rose, through to the Kursk submarine tragedy of 2000, this is a thrilling work of narrative history from one of our most talented young historians.
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